**The ultimate guide to marriage mentoring so you can feel confident in offering wisdom, encouragement, and practical help to couples who want ** ** to live out a love that lasts!*Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott and Dr. David Olson--renowned marriage experts and founders of the two largest marriage supp...

**The ultimate guide to marriage mentoring so you can feel confident in offering wisdom, encouragement, and practical help to couples who want ** ** to live out a love that lasts!*Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott and Dr. David Olson--renowned marriage experts and founders of the two largest marriage support organizations, SYMBIS and PREPARE/ENRICH--share what they have learned from decades of research involving more than five million couples.Packed with practical and proven methods, data-driven techniques, and immediately usable strategies, Helping Couples * includes:

• The secrets--and the science--behind couples who thrive with lasting love

• Why romantic love is never enough, and what to do about it

• Strategies to instantly help reduce conflicts and increase intimacy

• The game-changing boost that scientific assessment tools give couples at any age or stage

• Four common myths about marriage and how to debunk them

• The distilled wisdom from hundreds of insightful surveys and studies

• How you can reduce a couple's chances of divorce by 31 percent

The ultimate guide for coaches, counselors, and clergy who want to know what really works!